The boyfriend of tragic Louella Fletcher-Michie was 'dazed and vacant' when quizzed by Bestival staff about the whereabouts of his dying girlfriend, a court has heard.

Ceon Broughton - who denies manslaughter and supplying class A drugs - asked staff to help him find Louella, 24, but at first refused to reveal they had been taking party drug 2C-P in the woodland at Lulworth, Dorset, jurors were told today.

It was claimed that Broughton, 29, was 'under the influence' but 'not really agitated', and that he would initially only tell the event's night manager Andrew McGrory that Louella was 'not well' and 'cold'.

Louella died in woodland after taking party drug 2C-P (Image: carolfletchermich/Instagram)

In a log of events kept by Mr McGrory, the senior festival manager said Broughton only admitted he and Louella - whose father is Holby City actor John Michie - had been taking the class A substance together when he was finally told to 'cut to the chase'.

The festival's night manager revealed in his notes as soon as the rapper told him this he realised 'this could be much worse than a missing girl'.

Junior prosecutor Simon Jones today read a section from Mr McGrory's log to Winchester Crown Court, Hants, which the festival manager had kept throughout the night of September 10, 2017 detailing what happened after Louella was reported missing.

Reading details of Mr McGrory's meeting with Broughton behind a bar on the Lulworth Castle grounds, Mr Jones said: "At 25 minutes to one in the morning, you say 'met boyfriend Ceon.

Louella died just an hour before her 25th birthday (Image: carolfletchermich/Instagram)

"'He was dazed and vacant and appeared to be under the influence but not really agitated.

"'I asked where he had last seen his girlfriend and he said in the woods. I asked what they were doing and got no response. Then he volunteered she was not well.

"'I asked him if she was okay and got no response, I asked if she was breathing, he said yes. He said she was cold and he had given her his coat.

"'I said cut to the chase and asked had they taken drugs. He said they had taken 2C-P. I realised this could be much worse than a missing girl'."

The court also heard today Holby City star Mr Michie, 62, who has been watching the trial from the public gallery with his family, cried out 'my daughter' as he saw police rushing to the location where her body had been found.

Broughton filmed his girlfriend tripping on 2C-P, continuing to do so as her condition worsened and even allegedly after she died.

The on-site hospital was 400 metres away, yet the court heard Broughton did not seek help in the six hours he spent with Louella in the woods.

Prosecutor William Mousley QC said the rapper could have saved her if he had sought medical help, but did not as he 'didn't want to be arrested' as he was serving a suspended sentence and would likely be jailed.